Methanol → HCID 15166496, compound

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Reaction Steps

A round-bottomed flask is fitted with a Dean-Stark apparatus under a reflux condenser protected by a drying tube. A mixture of 3.58 g (12 mmol) of 2-[2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-chroman-6-yl)-ethynyl]-pyridine-5-carboxaldehyde (Compound 52) 4.80 mg (15 mmol) of anhydrous methanol, 2 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate and 10 ml of anhydrous benzene is placed in the flask and the mixture heated at reflux under nitrogen until close to the theoretical amount of water is collected in the Dean-Stark trap. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and extracted successively with 5 ml of 10% sodium hydroxide solution and two 5 ml portions of water and then dried (MgSO4). The solution is then filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residue is purified by chromatography and then recrystallization to give the title compound.

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